The Fly | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. The Fly

The Fly

September 15, 2009
By Merlins_Magic GOLD, Clarksville, Tennessee
More by this author
Merlins_Magic GOLD, Clarksville, Tennessee
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Forgive your enemies but never forget their names." - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. (Better known as JFK)

View profile

The icky little fly,
so grotesque in its make-up,
slides sadly down the lampshade,
and onto the floor,
I stare at its sad existence,
and decide to squish it.

Poor fly,
should've evolved quicker.

© Julia K., Nagykovacsi, Hungary

The author's comments:
Sitting at the kitchen table over the summer I just so happened to glance over at a sad little fly sliding down my AP Biology binder. How obscure a thought this event provoked in me. I was inspired to write a poem, however meaningless, about it. Side note - I did not actually kill the beast. I let it squander and buzz around hopelessly on the floor... until my dog ate it, of course.
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Tranquility
By Anonymous
Poetry
The Widow of the South
By Anonymous
Poetry
One Magical Day in Class
By Anonymous
Poetry
Cat of the Street
By Isaac Burns BRONZE
Ivoryton, Connecticut
Isaac Burns BRONZE, Ivoryton, Connecticut
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
Knowledgable Apple
By Anonymous
Poetry
Heaven and Hell
By Anonymous

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.